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During June, we learned about the Earth and
Sun and how the length of the day changes during the year. We
used the internet to find out the time of sunset and sunrise
in three different countries for June: England, Thailand and
Australia. We then worked out the length of day and made a chart. |
Length of Day
in June
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ENGLAND |
15 hours and
38 minutes |
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THAILAND |
12 hours and
44 minutes |
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AUSTRALIA |
10 hours and
24 minutes |
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What did we learn?
- During June, the northern hemisphere tilts
towards the sun. So, the countries in the top half of the world
receive more light and heat. These countries have summer in June.
- At the same time, the countries in the
southern hemisphere are tilted away from the sun. They receive
less light and heat. These countries have winter in June.
- England and Thailand are in the northern
hemisphere and have summer in June. Australia is in the southern
hemisphere and has winter in June.
- During June, England has 15 hours of daylight
and Australia has 10 hours of daylight.
- In summer, the days are long and in winter
the days are short.
- In England, the sun doesn't set until
about 9 p.m. in the summer. Children in England can play outside
until late during the summer.
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Using the internet again, we then found out
the times of sunrise and sunset for the same countries during
December. |
Length of Day
in December
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ENGLAND |
7 hours and
51 minutes |
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THAILAND |
11 hours and
21 minutes |
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AUSTRALIA |
14 hours and
19 minutes |
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What did we learn?
- During December, the northern hemisphere
tilts away from the sun. So, the countries in the top half of
the world receive less light and heat. These countries have winter
in December.
- At the same time, the countries in the
southern hemisphere are tilted towards the sun. They receive
more light and heat. These countries have summer in December.
- England and Thailand are in the northern
hemisphere and have winter in December. Australia is in the southern
hemisphere and has summer in December.
- During December, England has 7 hours of
daylight and Australia has 14 hours of daylight.
- In summer, the days are long and in winter
the days are short.
- In England, the sun sets at 3.56 p.m.
in the winter. Children in England go home in the dark during
the winter.
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Comparisons
- The length of the day in June and December
for Thailand is nearly the same .
- The length of the day in June and December
for England is very different.
- The length of day doesn't change much
for countries near the equator.
- The length of day changes a lot for countries
further away from the equator.
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We did this project on the internet on 27th
June. We contacted a school in England and Australia. We were
able to find out the information for December by visiting the
following web site: http://www.sunrisesunset.com |
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